Workers' Compensation Daily Headlines

Prestonsburg, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A coal mining company in Eastern Kentucky has been charged by a federal grand jury of cheating on dust samples designed to protect its miners from black lung disease.    On Wednesday, […]

Boston, MA (WorkersCompensation.com) –  While it’s unquestionable that correction officers face the threat of violence routinely at work, just when that threat becomes a reality entitling an officer to increased benefits can be a tough […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Manufactures are usually considered the leading experts of the products they make, as they are the ones that have applied for category licensing, and intimately know the requirements for the product […]

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employer should think carefully before devoting resources to defending a workers’ compensation case on the basis that no one witnessed the accident; employees can often recover even if no […]

Pottstown, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., met with healthcare workers and advocates to discuss to rise in violence and abuse against healthcare workers Friday.   During a roundtable with staff and leaders at […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Drug pricing has long been volatile, but a ramp up in recent legislation could potentially spark a movement towards more stability as well as accountability. Depending on how states and agreements […]

Kingston, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Pennsylvania, voluntary retirement generally ends an employee’s right to benefits.    But “voluntary” is a matter of interpretation, as the court explained in Hi-Tech Flooring v. Workers’ Compensation Comm’n, No. 12 […]

Salem, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Independent medical examinations can make or break a workers' compensation claim. Thus, it makes sense that states would have tight requirements on who can and can't perform an IME. One of […]